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LOT 0609
Huge Roman Bronze Buckle-Shaped Fitting
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 in. (471 grams, 11.3 cm).
With rectangular loop and two bulbs flanking the rest for the tongue; robust hinged tongue integral with the hinge, terminating in a palmette; hollow to the underside.
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Literature
Cf. Appels, A. & Laycock, S., Roman Buckles and Military Fittings, Witham, 2007, item AA12.7, for type.
Footnotes
The buckle is too large and heavy for normal use; it was probably created for an oversized statue of an emperor.
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